Colorado Deer Population and Management, News and Information Archive
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Annual Deer Hunt 2000: 38,000 2001: 31,500 2002* 36,000 2003: 37,602 2004: 41,743 2005: 41,665 2006: 44,800 2007: 45,000 2008: 35,500 2009: 33,922 2010: 34,768 2011: 33,217 2012: 33,486 2013: 32,941 2014: 27,499 Deer Population Estimates 2004 600,900 2005 613,450 2006 623,760 2007 538,770 2008 466,750 2009 460,520 2010 430,390 2011 417,950 2012 408,010 2013 390,660 2014 424,190 Hunting estimates are based on surveys of hunters, not reported kills as used by some states. *2000 to 2002 data estimated from graph Poor survival for mule deer fawns. Results of the deer hunt are based on surveys of deer hunters. Whitetails increasing west of I-25. One half to one third of the herd size in the 1940s and far below the pre-settlement numbers. Elk Hunt 2005 56,462 2006 56,933 2007 49,012 2008 45,271 2009 47,543 2010 48,018 2011 43,480 2012 43,490 2013 43,606 2014 41,900 Elk Population 2005 258,370 2006 271,840 2007 291,960 2008 283,210 2009 286,510 2010 283,430 2011 264,170 2012 266,300 2013 264,025 2014 278,490 | More Deer Management and Population News by State |
